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The sub-heading of this blog is Family Life in Rural Cyprus, and by-and-large I try to stick to that theme. But I have interests that branch far and wide, so on this page I would like to list some of the blogs or websites that I visit. Keep checking back for new listings...

Combatants for PeaceMain site has been hacked. Facebook page is: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Combatants-for-Peace/112767298750536"Combatants for Peaceis a Bi-national movement of Israelis and Palestinians who lead a non-violent struggle against the occupation, and support a peaceful solution of two states for the two peoples: Israeli and Palestinian. The movement was formed in 2005 by Palestinians and Israelis who had taken an active role in the cycle of violence, and decided to drop their arms and work together to promote a peaceful solution through dialogue and non-violent action."

The White Poppy Campaign

http://www.ppu.org.uk/"The Peace Pledge Union is the oldest secular pacifist organisation in Britain. Since 1934 it has been campaigning for a warless world."

Rainwater Harvesting for Drylandshttp://www.harvestingrainwater.com/
How to make the most of the water cycle. Includes permaculture design ideas for water holding in the land as well as tank and cistern systems. Uses examples from all over the world that are constructed from basic materials and accessible to everyone.

Root Simplehttp://www.rootsimple.com/
Urban homesteading in LA. Full of good ideas for cutting costs and reducing pollution. Great recipes for household products. Check out the bookstore.

Food

Kopiaste... to Greek Hospitalityhttp://kopiaste.org/
Food and cooking blog from Ivy Liakopoulou, a Greek-Cypriot living in Athens which is a fund of recipes and food lore.

Cookus Interruptushttp://www.cookusinterruptus.com/
A series of short, very funny videos dedicated to showing how possible it is to cook fresh healthy food despite life's interruptions.

Photography

Maine Media Workshops: http://www.mainemedia.edu/
"The mission of Maine Media Workshops and Maine Media College is to build dynamic educational communities that foster creative vision, craftsmanship and expression in the media arts."

Monasteries of the Hearthttp://monasteriesoftheheart.org/"Monasteries of the Heart is a movement of seekers interested in becoming part of a community of seekers, either online or with others of their own choosing, who form to support one another in shaping their spiritual lives around Benedictine values and priorities."

Plum Villagehttp://www.plumvillage.org/
Website of Thich Nhat Hahn, Zen Master and human rights activist. A place I virtually visit, but would love to really visit one day.

Veterans for Peacehttp://www.veteransforpeace.org/
"The organization includes men and women veterans of all eras and duty stations spanning the Spanish Civil War (1936-39), World War II, the Korean, Vietnam, Gulf and current Iraq wars as well as other conflicts. Our collective experience tells us wars are easy to start and hard to stop and that those hurt are often the innocent. Thus, other means of problem solving are necessary."

The Word Cloud is a free community where writers can read each other's work, offer comments and get feedback. Our forums allow you to discuss books, scripts and writing with fellow writers, enter regular competitions, and much more.

Write on Edgehttp://writeonedge.com/"Where inspiration meets community: Write on Edge (formerly The Red Dress Club) was created as a place for writers to gather, exchange ideas and learn something about the art of storytelling.

We welcome any and all writers, regardless of level – anyone interested in writing has a place here. We are also open to writers of all genres: Fiction or non-fiction. Fantasy, young adult, chick lit, memoir – there are no limits."